| Car buyers slam on the brakes
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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UK car sales fell by 5% last year to less than 2.5m, a five-year low. Dealers blamed reluctant private buyers for the drop
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| Wimpey woe on completions and
prices [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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George Wimpey has warned it will miss ambitious City forecasts for 2005 as it admitted house sales fell by volume and value
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| Market report: Friday close
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Sell recommendations on Tesco shares are extremely rare. But there was one such call today, and it succeeded in holding the stock back in a rising market
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| Base rate cut hopes put on
hold [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Homeowners hoping for an early cut in interest rates look set to be disappointed when the Bank of England meets next week
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| Gloomy new year for companies
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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London firms have started 2006 in gloomy mood, with those predicting the economy will worsen more than triple the number who think it will improve
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| Price war takes toll on JJB
Sports [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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JJB Sports today sounded a major profit warning, blaming savage discounting on trainers and clothing.
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| DX Services posts sales alert
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Business mail group DX Services today said rising costs and lower-than-expected sales would cause it to miss profit targets
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| Pensions deficit grows by 24%
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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The pensions deficit facing Britain's 350 biggest public companies grew by a record 24% last year
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| Permira checks out Travelodge
auction [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Travelodge, Britain's second-largest hotel chain, looks set to go under the hammer later this year with a £1.1bn price tag
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| Co-op and Arcadia axe pensions
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Two of the UK's biggest employers, Co-op and Arcadia, have taken an axe to their gold-plated pension schemes, following the lead of Rentokil
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| HBOS hands over to 'young star'
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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James Crosby, the HBOS chief, is quitting his £1.5m-a-year post after seven years and will hand over to 39-year-old 'superstar' Andy Hornby
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| Fragile economy sparks slump
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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The stock market may have closed 2005 on a high but the number of firms collapsing hit its highest level for three years
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| Switch from gas fuels petrol
crisis [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Fears were growing last night about nationwide fuel shortages as the impact of soaring gas prices began to bite
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| Air delays at four-year high
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Air passengers suffered their longest delays for four years last summer, with Gatwick Airport travellers faring worst
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| The equity release nightmare
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Using an equity release scheme to raise even modest sums can leave you with nothing, warns a new report from campaign group Which?
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| Redrow warns of slowing housing
market [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Homebuilder Redrow has warned it will not replicate last year's first half profits as activity drops in the housing market
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| Wary fund managers turn to
cash [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Fund managers have trimmed their exposure to stocks and bonds in favour of cash - a sign they are becoming more risk-averse
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| Windows aims to kill off the
iPod [01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Microsoft today declared war on the iPod by launching a rival music service with MTV, which will give users access to 2m songs and videos
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| 5m adults fooled by scams
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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About 5m adults across Britain have been fooled into responding to scams, a survey out today shows
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| Hornby is given the train set
[01/07/2006 04:20 AM] |
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Hornby may be the right man for HBOS in good times, but how will he cope if things get rocky, asks the Daily Mail City Editor
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